[Intro]
 
B C#m B/Eb E F# E/Ab A
B C#m B/Eb E F# E/Ab A B
 
 
[Verse]
 
E
Standing in line
       F#
At the usual time
       E/Ab               A
With a dollar and a dime
                          B      A/C# B/Eb
Are you going through the motions
       E
Do you wear the latest style?
        F#
Can you guarantee a smile?
          E/Ab
Won't you stop and talk awhile?
                          B      A/C# B/Eb E
Are you going through the motions
 
 
[Chorus]
 
F#                   B/Eb                E         B E
And is your day just a reflection of the day before?
F#             B/Eb               E                   B E
Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more?
F#            B/Eb                        E         B E
Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied?
F#               B/Eb                         E B/Eb C#
Are you for real or are you going through the motions
 
 
[Interlude]
 
B C#m B/Eb E F# E/Ab A
B
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
E
Heresay, theresay
F#
Everything is fine
        E/Ab                A
Are you running out of time?
                  B      A/C# B/Eb
Going through the motions
E
Some things never change
F#
Easy chair, nine to five
E/Ab                A
Get ahead, stay alive
                          B       A/C# B/Eb
Are you going through the motions
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
F#                   B/Eb                E         B E
And is your day just a reflection of the day before?
F#             B/Eb               E                   B E
Don't you ever stop and wonder if there's something more?
F#            B/Eb                        E         B E
Do you really mean to tell me that you're satisfied?
F#               B/Eb                         E B/Eb C#
Are you for real or are you going through the motions
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Ebm B Ab/C C# Bb/D
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Ebm
Stop and take a look around you
B
Don't say it isn't there
Ab/C
People going through the motions
C#   Bb/D
Everywhere
Ebm
I know it isn't easy
B
It gets tougher every day
Ab/C
But we keep going through the motions
C# Bb/D
Anyway
 
 
[Solo]
 
Ebm B Ab/C C# Bb/D
Ebm B Ab/C C# Bb/D
Ebm
 
 
[Outro]
 
B C#m B/Eb E
 
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Going through the motions
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Going through the motions
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Going through the motions
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Going through the motions
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Going through the motions
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Going through the motions
                  B C#m B/Eb E
Going through the motions
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Going through the motions